The History of Hip Hop Collection: It started in Brooklyn & the Bronx by Reese Eric

Author:Reese, Eric [Reese, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eric Reese
Published: 2020-04-24T16:00:00+00:00

1980

The Godfather of Rap “Kurtis Blow” on Soul Train

Rap music gained further momentum when one of their star musicians, Kurtis Blow, performed on Soul Train. Soul Train was aired on TV, and Kurtis was a hit. He became the very first rap artist to appear and perform on the weekly syndicated, R&B and soul-leaning, music program, Soul Train. As the tide was turning and rap music was starting to gain momentum, host Don Cornelius begrudgingly invited Blow to perform his unstoppable hit single “The Breaks,” which was riding high on sales charts at the time. During the interview segment, Cornelius admitted to Kurtis Blow that he didn’t really get the attraction to this new style of music that was emerging but, nonetheless, continued to feature hip-hop artists on the program as the genre continued to get bigger. Kurt Walker has a number of claims on the history of hip-hop. Under the moniker Kurtis Blow, he was the first rapper to sign to a major label, Mercury. He was the first to embark on a national tour and was also the first rapper to appear on network television, performing ‘The Breaks.’ Built around a series of disco breaks, but also bemoaning the bad luck a person can have in love, Kurtis Blow's Soul Train show (in suit jacket with nothing underneath) helped to catapult ‘The Breaks’ to gold record status – another first.

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